Tea Bazaar (Çay Çarşısı)
The tea bazaar — tea, local products and souvenirs.
The Tea Bazaar is a project developed as a tourist and cultural destination celebrating Turkish tea, which Rize is famous for growing and producing. It works as a small “tea town” and a permanent tea exhibition.
Guests can taste and buy different grades of tea, local honey and souvenirs.
- →Best place for tea purchases at the end of the Rize day.
- →Allow 45 minutes.
Tours visiting this place
Hotels nearby
Central five-star in Rize, close to the castle and the tea garden, with four restaurants.
Family-friendly five-star on the İyidere seafront, 45 minutes from the airport, with pools and kids’ facilities.
Five-star thermal resort in İkizdere, combining hot-spring pools with mountain and river scenery.
Places nearby
- Ziraat Tea Garden0.5 km
Hillside tea garden and botanical park above Rize, with a café and city views.
- Rize Castle0.8 km
Hilltop castle with tea gardens and views over the city.
- Şimal Mall1.2 km
Rize’s main shopping mall.
- Tea factory visit23.0 km
See how Black Sea tea is processed, with tasting.
- İskitoğlu Waterfall31.1 km
Roadside waterfall and classic photo stop on the way to Ayder.
- Sürmene knife workshops35.9 km
Sürmene is famous for hand-made knives — a classic stop on the road to Uzungöl.